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The Unconfiscatable “Bitcoin Not Blockchain” Conference is Back Again!
23.1.2020
Only one month to go for everyone’s favorite annual Bitcoin weekend in Las Vegas! A truly unique and fun Bitcoin conference jam-packed with workshops, games, and parties happens February 20–23, 2020. The Unconfiscatable “Bitcoin Not Blockchain” Conference is back for its second year! Taking over...
More BS on Lightning: Blockstream Pours Liquid on Thick
23.1.2020
Blockstream reps have long been pushing for full implementation of the perpetually-delayed Lightning Network as the main solution for BTC scalability. With the recent announcement of “federated sidechain” Liquid’s integration with Btcpay, however, the tune seems to have changed....
This Virginia Lawmaker Argues Blockchain Can Boost Local Elections, Economy
23.1.2020
House of Delegate member Hala Ayala wants Virginia to seriously consider blockchain for the future of elections and the economy
Meet the Crypto Angel Investor Running for Congress in Nevada
23.1.2020
Lisa Song Sutton, an entrepreneur and bitcoin ATM investor, is running for Congress in the Fourth Congressional District of Nevada. If elected, she'd like to sit down with President Trump and talk about bitcoin and cryptocurrency
The Unstoppable Trajectory: Stablecoins Are Evolving Traditional Finances
23.1.2020
Neither fiat nor crypto, but a mixture of both: What are the stablecoins really for?
Polkadot Will Finally Launch This Year – But Is the Multi-Chain Network too Late to Catch Ethereum?
23.1.2020
Remember Polkadot? It’s the multi-chain network that raised $145 million in 2017 and hasn’t been seen since. But unlike many of the blockchain projects from that era, Polkadot hasn’t taken the money and run. Its team, led by Ethereum founder Gavin Wood, has been beavering away...
The Evolution of Bitcoin's Technology Stack
23.1.2020
For more than 10 years already, Bitcoin’s innovations have been pushed on all fronts: What are those improvements?
SEC Calls Out Status of Telegram's TON, Doubting Development
22.1.2020
Ongoing Telegram lawsuit reveals the SEC attacking Telegram’s TON blockchain development and lack of GRM token use cases
Is Samsung About To Partner With This Crypto Startup?
22.1.2020
GatePay’s co-founder told Cointelegraph a partnership with “Korea’s largest consumer electronics manufacturer” is imminent. #CTdoesDavos
Why High-Profile Defections Aren’t Libra’s Biggest Challenge
22.1.2020
Libra has lost another Association member, but according to @nlw that’s likely low on their worries list, plus Square’s LN efforts & TON’s SEC support
India Central Bank Says It Hasn’t Banned Crypto
22.1.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) says it has not banned cryptocurrency usage — only the regulated avenues leading to it
How Blockchain Could Prevent Future Data Breaches
22.1.2020
Just before the new year, approximately 15 million Canadians — about 40 per cent of the entire population of Canada — learned that their sensitive personal data, collected by one of Canada’s major lab diagnostic and testing services, had been breached.
The data included name, address, email...
Davos: Giancarlo’s Digital Dollar Project Will Focus on Benefits of a US CBDC
22.1.2020
Ex-CFTC chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo confirms in Davos that the Digital Dollar project will focus on a U.S. central bank digital currency
Davos Experts Say Regulation Is the Key to Unlocking Tokenization
22.1.2020
Blockchain industry participants in Davos believe that digital tokens could transform the world of business and art – providing the capacity to “break down an Andy Warhol painting into a million different tokens.”
The industry professionals were speaking at a session entitled “From Token Assets...
South Korean Army to Use Blockchain-powered ID Solution + More News
22.1.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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A South Korean blockchain authentication solution developed by a private company will be adopted by...
Blockchain Association Supports Telegram in Legal Battle With SEC
22.1.2020
In its amicus curiae brief, the Blockchain Association argues that Telegram’s token sale complies with U.S. securities laws
Hacker Noon Is Storing Content on a Blockchain After Ditching Medium
22.1.2020
Hacker Noon is publishing article annotations onto its new blockchain to save costs and storage space
Notes From the WEF: The Coming Battle Between Surveilled and Private Money
22.1.2020
Most Davos experts appear to agree that blockchain technology is best for data collection rather than self-sovereign finance
Hong Kong and Thailand Pilot DLT-Based Project for Cross-Border Payments
22.1.2020
Hong Kong and Thailand’s central banks have piloted a Corda-based CBDC project for cross-border payments
Hyperledger Fabric Sees More Dev Activity Than Corda in Q3 2019: Report
22.1.2020
According to a report by Chainstack, Hyperledger Fabric developer activity overtook that of R3’s Corda in Q4 2019